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Biological Activity Antiprostaglandin

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List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
BETA-SITOSTEROL 30 mg/day/12 wks Duke, 1992 *
BOLDINE IC53=75 uM Abstract (See species file)
BROMELAIN not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
BUTYL-PHTHALIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CANNFLAVIN not available Duke, 1992 *
CARVACROL not available Duke, 1992 *
CATECHIN IC50=80 uM (cf indomethacin IC50=1 uM) Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSANTHENYL-ACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
CONIFERYL-ALCOHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
CONIFERYL-ALDEHYDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CRYOGENINE 424-1,050 ppm Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN 8.8 uM Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMINOIDS not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
DIARYLHEPTANOID not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
DIOSMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 11 uM Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL IC50=9.2 mM Duke, 1992 *
EUGENYL-ACETATE ED50=3 uM Duke, 1992 *
FAGARAMIDE not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Arbutus unedo Arbutus; Strawberry Tree 1 0
Arctium lappa Gobo; Great Burdock; Burdock 4 8, 400
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry; Uva Ursi 4 0
Areca catechu Betel Nut; Pin-Lang 1 0
Aristolochia debilis Chinese Birthwort 1 0
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish 2 710
Arnica montana Leopard's-Bane; Mountain Tobacco 2 0
Artemisia abrotanum Southernwood 3 0
Artemisia annua Qinghao; Sweet Annie; Annual Mugwort (GRIN); Annual Wormwood (GRIN); Sweet Wormwood (GRIN) 3 8, 200
Artemisia capillaris Capillary Wormwood 3 0
Artemisia cina Levant Wormseed 1 0
Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon 6 7, 640
Artemisia herba-alba Desert Wormwood 1 0
Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort 3 0
Artocarpus altilis Breadfruit 1 2, 815
Arundo donax Giant Reed 2 0
Asarum canadense Wild Ginger 2 0
Asclepias syriaca Milkweed 1 0
Asimina triloba Pawpaw 2 536
Aspalathus linearis Rooibos; Kaffree Tea; Red Bush Tea 3 81, 601.98000007868